Cơm Tấm with Grilled Pork (Vietnamese Broken Rice)
Learn how to make Vietnamese Cơm Tấm at home! This authentic broken rice dish features grilled pork, scallion oil, a fried egg, and savory nước chấm sauce. Perfect for lunch or dinner.
Ingredients
- 2 cups broken rice or jasmine rice
- 4 boneless pork chops
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 stalk lemongrass finely minced
- 1 shallot minced
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ cup scallions finely chopped
- ¼ cup neutral oil
- 1 pinch salt
- 4 eggs
- Pickled carrots and daikon, cucumbers for serving
Nước Chấm (Dipping Sauce):
- 3 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 red chili minced
- 4 tablespoons water
Instructions
- Mix fish sauce, soy sauce, sugar, garlic, lemongrass, shallot, and pepper. Marinate pork chops for 2 hours or overnight.
- Cook broken rice or jasmine rice according to package directions.
- Heat oil and pour over scallions with salt to make scallion oil.
- Grill pork over medium-high heat 3–5 mins per side.
- Mix all nước chấm ingredients and adjust seasoning.
- Fry eggs until whites are set and yolks are runny.
- Plate rice, pork chop, fried egg, pickles, cucumbers, drizzle scallion oil, and serve with dipping sauce.
Notes
Nutrition Facts (Per Serving)
- Calories: 570
- Carbohydrates: 45g (16% DV)
- Protein: 28g (56% DV)
- Fat: 30g (46% DV)
- Saturated Fat: 6g (30% DV)
- Cholesterol: 190mg (63% DV)
- Sodium: 970mg (42% DV)
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Fiber: 2g (7% DV)
Nutrition information is an estimate only and will vary based on specific ingredients used.